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Solving Tropical Tree Mortality Mysteries Using Drones

Imagine trying to understand how climate change affects vast tropical forests by determining how many trees die each year. Clouds get in the way of satellite views and on-the-ground estimates are expensive and impractical in remote areas.

8 Feb 2022

Global Initiative Will Enable Communities to Better Adapt to Changing Water Cycle

More than two billion people face severe water shortages and a similar number have been affected by flooding over the past 20 years, with these challenges expected to rise in coming years due to climate change, growing populations and increased economic activity.

7 Feb 2022

Coral Reefs Face Decline if Global Warming Increases by 2 °C

A study highlights that an increase in global warming by 2°C could cause the loss of cool areas in the sea known as thermal refugia that protects coral reefs from increasing temperatures.

4 Feb 2022

The Secret Lives of Bats Reveal Botanical Mysteries

Many island bats are at risk of extinction, yet bats are proving essential in the survival of one of the world’s most unusual plant species.

4 Feb 2022

Ancient Trees Prove to be Vital to Forest’s Long-Term Survival

New research suggests that ancient trees possess far more than an awe-inspiring presence and a suite of ecological services to forests-;they also sustain the entire population of trees' ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.

1 Feb 2022

Boreal Forest Management Plays Role in Mitigating Climate Change

The carbon stock in managed boreal forest landscapes is increasing, while it is relatively unchanged in less intensively utilized forests where carbon losses due to forest fires have instead been significant during 1990-2017, according to a new report by the International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA).

1 Feb 2022

Crystallization Rate of Coral Skeletons is Correlated with Resilience to Ocean Acidification

A new University of Wisconsin–Madison study has implications for predicting coral reef survival and developing mitigation strategies against having their bony skeletons weakened by ocean acidification.

28 Jan 2022

Rising Gas Prices Contribute to Steep Decline in the Development of Forest and Agricultural Land

A new study found a steep decline in the development of forest and agricultural land from 2000 to 2015 compared to the previous two decades, which resulted in a broad shift towards denser development patterns throughout the U.S. A primary culprit was rising gas prices.

28 Jan 2022

UK Nuclear Stations Make Colossal £100 Billion Carbon Saving

The UK’s existing nuclear stations have saved £110 billion worth of carbon at current prices, according to new analysis by the Nuclear Industry Association. The figure is based on the 1.4 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions saved by the AGR stations and Sizewell B, making them the greenest assets in British history.

28 Jan 2022

Study Indicates Future Forests Will Have Smaller Trees Resulting in Less Uptake of Carbon

University of Arizona-led team of scientists may have developed the next best thing to a crystal ball to inform ecologists how forests of the future will react to the changing climate.

27 Jan 2022